Who do you sign? (With salary projections)

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(02-21-2022, 12:08 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Ok. So I keep reading people say, the Bengals need to go sign the best offensive lineman! No excuse not to!) Well, lots of teams need lineman which will drive prices up. PFF has a list of the Top 200 free agents, and here are the lineman with what they project the contract to be.

So who do you sign? I believe we'll have around $62 million in cap space with $8 million being rolled over. Waiving Waynes would get us another $10 million or so.

Note: Burrow is eligible for a contract extension after the 2022 season.

PFF Contract Projections
Tackles -
Terron Armstead - Three years, $60 million ($20M per year), $43.75 million total guaranteed (Plus, he's a LT where Jonah plays)
Orlando Brown - Five years, $105 million ($21M per year, $73.5 million total guaranteed)
Duane Brown - Two years, $20 million ($10M per year, $14.5 million total guaranteed) (Has played 14 years so far.)
Morgan Moses - Three years, $22.5 million ($7.5M per year, $14.5M total guaranteed)
Eric Fisher - Three years, $48 million ($16M per year, $31.25 million total guaranteed)
Trent Brown - Two years, $20 million (incentives could push it to $25 million), $15 million total guaranteed
Riley Reiff - Two years, $14 million ($7M per year), $9.25 million total guaranteed (Coming off career low pass blocking grade)
Brandon Shell - Three years, $18.75 million ($6.25M per year), $10.25 million total guaranteed
David Quessenberry - One year, $4 million, $2.75 million total guaranteed
Dennis Kelly - One year, $1.5 million, $500K total guaranteed
Cam Robinson - Three years, $34 million ($11.33M per year), $17.75 million total guaranteed
Joseph Notebloom - One year, $4 million, $2.25 million total guaranteed
Tom Compton - One year, $1.75 million fully guaranteed
Mike Remmers - One year, $2.75 million, $2 million total guaranteed

Guards -
Brandon Scherff - Three years, $50 million ($16.67 million per year, $30 million total guaranteed) (And it lists health as a big concern.)
Laken Tomlinson - Three years, $27 million ($9M per year, $16.5 million total guaranteed)
Connor Williams - Three years, $20 million ($6.67M per year, $12.5 million total guaranteed)
James Daniels -  Five years, $50 million ($10M per year, $24M total guaranteed)
Austin Corbett - Four years, $37 million ($9.25M per year, $20M total guaranteed)
Andrew Norwell - Three years, $21.75 million ($7.25M per year), $15 million total guaranteed
Alex Cappa - Four years, $37 million ($9.25M per year), $20 million total guaranteed
Trai Turner - Three years, $18.75 million ($6.25M per year), $10 million total guaranteed
Mark Glowinski - Three years, $18.75 million ($6.25M per year), $13 million total guaranteed
Quinton Spain - Three years, $14.25 million ($4.75M per year), $6.75 million total guaranteed
Bobby Massie - One year, $2.25 million, $1.5 million total guaranteed (Average to Below Average T)
Cornelius Lucas - Two years, $5 million ($2.5M per year), $4 million total guaranteed (Might be a good swing tackle option)
Matt Paradis - One year, $3.5 million, $1.5 million total guaranteed
Jason Peters - One year, $2.5 million fully guaranteed - 39 Years Old
Nate Solder - One year, $5 million fully guaranteed
Oday Aboushi - One year, $1.5 million
AJ Cann - One year, $3 million, $2 million total guaranteed
Ethan Pocic - Three years, $12 million ($4M per year), $5.75 million total guaranteed
Michael Schofield - One year, $1.75 million, $1 million total guaranteed

Center -
Ryan Jensen - Three years, $39 million ($13M per year, $24.25 million total guaranteed)
Ben Jones - Three years, $20 million ($6.67M per year), $12 million total guaranteed
Bradley Bozeman - Three years, $21 million ($7M per year), $10 million total guaranteed
Matt Paradis - One year, $3.5 million, $1.5 million total guaranteed
Ted Karras - Three years, $13 million ($4.33M per year), $6.25 million total guaranteed - C/G
Austin Blythe - One year, $1.125 million
Austin Reiter - One year, $1.125 million (Considered a backup C)

Bengals Free Agents
Jesse Bates - 1 Year, 12.91 million (Franchise Tag)
BJ Hill - Three years, $26.25 million ($8.75 million per year, $14.5 million total guaranteed
CJ Uzomah - Three years, $25 million ($8.33M per year), $13.25 million total guaranteed
Eli Apple - One year, $4.25 million, $2.75 million total guaranteed
Darius Phillips - One year, $1.725 million, $1 million total guaranteed
Zach Kerr - One year, $1.125 million
Brandon Allen is a free agent so we need a backup QB.
Mike Thomas and Auden Tate are unrestricted free agents.
Ogunjobi and Topou are unrestricted free agents.
Jordan Evans is an unrestricted free agent.
Huber is an unrestricted free agent.

Others I see Mentioned-
OJ Howard TE - One year, $4.125, $3.25 million total guaranteed
There are a lot of backs like Marlon Mack, Mostert, etc in the $2-2.5 million range. Sometimes less.

Per Spotrac, Bengals had $6.5 mill in cap space when they ended 2021 season.
They project a rollover of $5.3 mill (not sure why it wouldn't be the full $6.5 though).

Two OL I'm definitely doing:
Morgan Moses
James Daniels


I'd also consider Laken Tomlinson, Austin Corbett, or Andrew Norwell instead of Quinton Spain.
If Corbett, I'd put Daniels at LG and Corbett at RG.
Norwell or Tomlinson I'd put at LG.
Spain should be cheaper than them though, so I can see the Bengals wanting to keep him for continuity and cost.
He was a solid player this past year.

If the Bengals were willing to move on from Hopkins, it'd free up $6 mill, which would cover a majority (or maybe all) of a new Center's contract.
One player not mentioned in the Centers list is Brian Allen, projected $7.25 mill APY.
He's a big upgrade over Hopkins in the run game and experience in McVay's scheme, but he's not quite as good of a pass blocker compared to a healthy Hopkins.

I'm shocked to see Uzomah estimated at $8.33 mill APY. No way would I pay that for him.
Most I would give is $6 mill.
If he walks, I'd love to bring in Gronk or OJ Howard.